Patents by Inventor Ling-Hsiang CHEN

Ling-Hsiang CHEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • FUEL CELL INTERCONNECT OPTIMIZED FOR OPERATION IN HYDROGEN FUEL
    Publication number: 20250030012
    Abstract: A fuel cell interconnect includes fuel ribs disposed on a first side of the interconnect and a least partially defining fuel channels, and air ribs disposed on an opposing second side of the interconnect and at least partially defining air channels. The fuel channels include central fuel channels disposed in a central fuel field and peripheral fuel channels disposed in peripheral fuel fields disposed on opposing sides of the central fuel field. The air channels include central air channels disposed in a central air field and peripheral air channels disposed in peripheral air fields disposed on opposing sides of the central air field. At least one of the central fuel channels or the central air channels has at least one of a different cross-sectional area or length than at least one of the respective peripheral fuel channels or the respective peripheral air channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Michael D. GASDA, Cheng-Yu LIN, Ling-Hsiang CHEN, Harald HERCHEN, Ian RUSSELL, Tad ARMSTRONG
  • Fuel cell interconnect optimized for operation in hydrogen fuel
    Patent number: 12132234
    Abstract: A fuel cell interconnect includes fuel ribs disposed on a first side of the interconnect and a least partially defining fuel channels, and air ribs disposed on an opposing second side of the interconnect and at least partially defining air channels. The fuel channels include central fuel channels disposed in a central fuel field and peripheral fuel channels disposed in peripheral fuel fields disposed on opposing sides of the central fuel field. The air channels include central air channels disposed in a central air field and peripheral air channels disposed in peripheral air fields disposed on opposing sides of the central air field. At least one of the central fuel channels or the central air channels has at least one of a different cross-sectional area or length than at least one of the respective peripheral fuel channels or the respective peripheral air channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Gasda, Cheng-Yu Lin, Ling-Hsiang Chen, Harald Herchen, Ian Russell, Tad Armstrong
  • FUEL CELL INTERCONNECT OPTIMIZED FOR OPERATION IN HYDROGEN FUEL
    Publication number: 20230155143
    Abstract: A fuel cell interconnect includes fuel ribs disposed on a first side of the interconnect and a least partially defining fuel channels, and air ribs disposed on an opposing second side of the interconnect and at least partially defining air channels. The fuel channels include central fuel channels disposed in a central fuel field and peripheral fuel channels disposed in peripheral fuel fields disposed on opposing sides of the central fuel field. The air channels include central air channels disposed in a central air field and peripheral air channels disposed in peripheral air fields disposed on opposing sides of the central air field. At least one of the central fuel channels or the central air channels has at least one of a different cross-sectional area or length than at least one of the respective peripheral fuel channels or the respective peripheral air channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Michael GASDA, Cheng-Yu LIN, Ling-Hsiang CHEN, Harald HERCHEN, Ian RUSSELL, Tad ARMSTRONG